vinegary

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vinegary

adjective more vinegary · most vinegary

Sour; like vinegar. When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question.
Similar: acerbic, acrid, sour, tart, vinegarish
figuratively Acerbic, bitter, irritable. Then she remembered Jalil's disgusting behaviour of the previous evening and turned to give him vinegary words.
Of a liquid, having turned partially or fully to vinegar.

Similar: acerbic, bitter, nasty, sour, vitriolic

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adjective

Similar: acerbic, bitter, nasty, sour, vitriolic

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adj sour like vinegar

日本語	酸い sui

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@misc{vinegary_2026,
  title = {vinegary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vinegary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}